Howey Ou
| Howey Ou | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ou Hongyi[1] Guilin, China |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2018–present |
| Movement | School strike for climate |
Howey Ou (simplified Chinese: 欧泓奕; traditional Chinese: 歐泓奕; pinyin: Ōu Hóngyì; IPA: ə̄u xʷúŋìː) is a Chinese environmental activist promoting the view that humanity is facing an existential crisis arising from climate change.[2]
Howey Ou activism started after convincing her parents to adopt several lifestyle choices to reduce their own carbon footprint. In late May 2019, at age 16, conducted a public climate strike in front of government offices in Guilin in southern China for several days to call for immediate stronger action on climate change by holding up a sign. Greta Thunberg called her a “true hero”, before the authorities said she had to stop because she did not have a permit.[3] Her WeChat account was blocked.[4] In September 2019, she organised a "Plant for survival" campaign. With her pocket money, she bought trees and planted them around Guilin.[5]
She was nominated to travel United Nations climate summit in New York by the youth activist group Earth Uprising.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ↑ "A 16 years old young Chinese climate activist scolded badly on the Internet". Sina. Sina Group. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 'It's an existential crisis. Listen to scientists' BBC 23 April 2019
- ↑ "Chinas Greta bricht ihren Klimastreik vorerst ab". www.t-online.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ↑ "Howey Ou – ganz allein im Klimastreik". www.ecoterra.info. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ↑ sina_mobile (2019-11-04). "16岁中国环保少女被网友骂惨：求你别瞎学瑞典那妹子"罢课"..." k.sina.cn. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ↑ Standaert, Michael (2019-09-18). "China's young climate heroes fight apathy – and the party line". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ↑ "Young voices in China's environmental wilderness struggle to be heard". South China Morning Post. 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
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